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Accounting/Finance
Alcoholic Beverage License
Budget
Budget Focus Groups
Business License
Elections/Voting
Municipal Court
Public Records
Taxes & Fees
Technology
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Staff
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Andrea Arnold
Assistant City Manager - Administrative Services
Administrative Services includes finance, accounting, budget, tax collection, technology, business licenses, personnel, and insurance. |
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Karen desIslets
City Clerk
The City Clerk oversees accounts payable, payroll and general accounting. The City Clerk also handles the annual financial audit, City elections and public records retention. |
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Russ Madison
Revenue and Technology Manager
The city's revenue and technology manager oversees operations including information technology services, billing, collecting, and accounting for city taxes and other revenues. |
Location and Office Hours
Decatur City Hall, first floor
509 North McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030.
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
404-370-4100.
Email
To contact a City employee by email, use the following format:
First Name.Last Name@decaturga.com
Example: John.Doe@decaturga.com
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Overview
The Accounting, Collections and Records Department provides revenue collection, accounting, and records management services. The department bills and collects for real and personal property taxes, occupation licenses, and commercial sanitation fees. Payroll and all accounts payable are processed weekly. The department accounts for all financial transactions involving public funds. Employees of this department also provide general information services and oversee city elections.
Members of this department include the City Clerk, a revenue collections officer, bookkeeper, payroll coordinator, and three revenue clerks.
The primary goals are to:
- Collect all revenues owed to the city in a timely manner and provide for their safekeeping and investment.
- Ensure that all expenditures are appropriately authorized.
- Maintain records adequate to account for all financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Maintain the City's permanent operating records in good condition and accessible to the public.
- Prepare City of Decatur financial records for an annual audit by independent certified public accountants as required by state law.
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